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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1970
Page
2
A domestic scene turns to a fledgling argument about discarding clothes as a wife pressures removal of "junk" from a closet while a husband resists. The narrative shifts to a wartime note praising the 1919 Battle of New Orleans as the only major land victory of World War I, despite its limited military impact.
A fragment notes a land claim extending roughly six miles along the west bank of the Mississippi River in Arkansas. The claimant describes the land as contiguous to Arkansas and situated across the river from Tennessee, totaling about 5 000 acres.
Senatorial opposition grows to the Nixon plan to expand the Safeguard missile defense with a third base and five additional sites. Advocates argue for broader area defense while critics cite cost, technical limits, and SALT impact as they brace for Senate battles. The plan includes sites at Missouri White Man air base and additional bases in Washington state Michigan Ohio region southern New England and the Washington DC area.
Fragmentary obituary notice mentions a grandson and others with a funeral service incomplete at present. Names and full details are unreadable, but indicates a memorial event is pending further arrangements.
Troy AP reports Donald L. Boyd exploited a department store credit card process by listing his Dalmatian Tareytown Boyd as a 2.7 year old watchdog with no social number or income. The card arrived, and the dog was labeled a preferred customer amid mailings urging her to exercise credit.
Little Rock Senator Richard Earl Griffin plans to back next week's special session repeal of the fair trade liquor law. He argues liquor should be taxed like other commodities and predicts strong Senate support. Griffin warns the industry could oppose repeal if forced to compete freely and states a separate bill for tax changes is needed.
Saigon AP reports that nearly six months after Ho Chi Minh's death North Vietnam's leaders apparently have not reached a clear course for conduct in the war in the South. Analysts who track events say indecision may prevail, with published high points seeming to exist only in captured cues.
The Weather Bureau predicted clearing skies in Arkansas tonight with cooler air spreading across the state. Tuesday highs ranged from 60 at Harrison to 66 at Memphis, with overnight lows from 41 at Fort Smith to 50 at El Dorado and various precipitation amounts reported.
In two Alpine villages searchers recovered the bodies of 22 avalanche victims and an injured person died in hospital. In Reskingen Swiss Alps 50 buried, 15 still missing with 14 bodies found by dawn. In Lans le Vilard eight bodies found, two missing, eight injured, a couple rescued alive after 17 hours. Snowfalls and temperatures triggered slides across the Swiss Alps cutting rail service to Zermatt where 14 skiers were buried and 10 freed.
The FBI says two Alabama sisters Ana Cain aged five and Tiffany aged two were recovered unharmed. Kidnapper Joby Messick 22 was arrested in Liberty Missouri. Donald Jones 23 was being sought. Debie Cain’s stepfamily ties link to the case. pistols were found on Messick.
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